Essays about: "soil properties"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 329 essays containing the words soil properties.

  1. 21. Forskning och nyttjande av mykorrhiza inom nordiskt jordbruk : en litteraturstudie

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Soil and Environment

    Author : Tova Väätäinen; [2023]
    Keywords : inokulering; AM; Norden; vete; linser; potatis;

    Abstract : Glomeromycota är en division svampar som bildar arbuskulär mykorrhiza (AM) med mer än 80% av alla landlevande växter. Via denna symbios får svampen kolhydrater från växten och i gengäld får växten näringsämnen. READ MORE

  3. 22. Assessing Textile Raw Materials and Exploring Sustainable Sources for Future Renewable Textile Materials for IKEA of Sweden

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biosystems and Technology (from 130101)

    Author : Susan Lan; [2023]
    Keywords : drought; water scarcity; land degradation; cotton Gossypium sp. ; synthetic textiles; viscose; lyocell; IKEA; agro-waste; poplar Populus sp. ; bamboo Bambusoideae ; sustainability;

    Abstract : This degree project at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences has been conducted in collaboration with IKEA of Sweden. The textile industry contributes to significant environmental challenges, including pollution and global water scarcity. READ MORE

  4. 23. Separation and acidification of digested animal manure : properties of the future organic fertilizers

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Soil and Environment

    Author : Marie Björs; [2023]
    Keywords : Digestate; Eutrophication; Farmers’ survey; Plasma activation; Screw press;

    Abstract : Agricultural areas with a high animal density contribute to eutrophication in waterbodies and seas worldwide due to accumulation of nutrients around animal farms. Animal manure is heavy and bulky, thus unpractical to transport long distances and new techniques have been developed to refine animal manure and make it easier to transport. READ MORE

  5. 24. Improving Soil Information with Generative and Machine Learning Models

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för data- och informationsteknik

    Author : Ebrahim Jahanshiri; [2022-06-21]
    Keywords : data augmentation; soil data; mapping; generative adversarial models; random forest;

    Abstract : Soil data observations are among the most difficult data to collect. Low sample density along with the high cost of sampling has made current soil information that are usually presented as maps, unusable for detailed applications such as modelling earth system dynamics, crop modelling, natural hazards prediction and climate change impacts. READ MORE

  6. 25. Biochar from separated digestate and pig manure as soil amendment

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Soil and Environment

    Author : Lovisa Nissen; [2022]
    Keywords : separation; screw press; incubation study; CO2 emission; N mineralization;

    Abstract : The situation in and around the Baltic Sea, with large areas with hypoxia in the sea and areas in the watershed with a high concentration of animal farms, has led to a need to increase the nutrient recycling of animal manure. High levels of phosphorus (P) in the soil lead to leaching, and by reducing the P-level in organic fertilizers, this leaching can be reduced. READ MORE